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yodamom's review against another edition
4.0
Audio- i guessed who was the bad guy pretty quickly. Didn't she get that there where just too many questions ? Well surprise, surprise, that wasn't the big mystery. The real mystery comes after we know who and then why. ARGUH, I was on the edge of my seat screaming for her. The pacing of the book, the action, the intrigue all top notch mystery.
Jane Whitefield, a Native American type of guide, a strong independent women, steeped in her families traditions. She thanks her ancestors,she thinks of the lessons taught to her, and uses them in her everyday life. I loved the Native American heritage that she respected and remembered. She brought her tribes history with her and did not sway from who she is to fit. Her fight to right what was done is dangerous and she never thinks to quit, this path is to the death.
Excellent narration - I will continue on with the series.
Jane Whitefield, a Native American type of guide, a strong independent women, steeped in her families traditions. She thanks her ancestors,she thinks of the lessons taught to her, and uses them in her everyday life. I loved the Native American heritage that she respected and remembered. She brought her tribes history with her and did not sway from who she is to fit. Her fight to right what was done is dangerous and she never thinks to quit, this path is to the death.
Excellent narration - I will continue on with the series.
hyder's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
pbgurczak123's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
ibz47's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
stevelarsen's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book and character. I went and downloaded the next one in the series and will read that next.
billymac1962's review against another edition
3.0
This was a pretty good suspense novel with a very original premise.
Jane Whitefield is a Seneca Native who helps people in trouble disappear and start fresh lives with new identities. Recently I read a very good review about Dance For the Dead, the second in this series, so I figured I'd better read this one first. Even though I could pretty much see what was going to happen I still enjoyed it. Those of you who enjoy a good chase will love this one.
Jane Whitefield is a Seneca Native who helps people in trouble disappear and start fresh lives with new identities. Recently I read a very good review about Dance For the Dead, the second in this series, so I figured I'd better read this one first. Even though I could pretty much see what was going to happen I still enjoyed it. Those of you who enjoy a good chase will love this one.
grahambach's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
3.25
qu33nofbookz's review against another edition
2.0
I get the feeling that the author might want to write history or textbooks because he seems to have done a bit of research which he adds to the story as info dumps and history lessons that don't really hit right with the mystery or crime aspect of the story.
Jane Whitefield is half Native American half "barbie doll" white who has embraced her father's heritage, cultures, and many aspects of life. She helps people who need to disappear fall "off the grid" of everyday human society. Mostly wives or children fleeing domestic abuse. The time frame is supposed to be the early 90's but the way it's written, technology and terms used, and her actions while hiding people and getting things done resembles the early to mid-'80s.
The first chapter is good but then it falls into some weird mysticism bits that don't make a lot of sense or fit into the story but have to do with Native American culture and spiritualism.
The middle bit of the novel is the best part. A fast-paced journey to help a man on the run from possible mob men wanting to set him up for money laundering so they can get to him and question him about a man he helped escape them after witnessing a hit on a small-time mob guy. Throughout the breakneck journey, there is time for a little romance that seems just a bit off. She is falling for the guy for no reason and he is along for the ride since he might not be able to date so easily when he's in hiding. We get big info dumps on the Seneca people, their history in upper New York, glossing over their past when the USA became the USA, their ways of marriage, lineage, and tribal structure.
The last third of the book is truly unbelievable and stretches the imagination past breaking. When Jane discovers she has been betrayed and by whom she goes on the hunt to make things right....by murder... More mysticism here that again just doesn't sit quite right. In the end, Jane lives to see another day and help people in the future even though she really should have died 2 or 3 times over.
Jane Whitefield is half Native American half "barbie doll" white who has embraced her father's heritage, cultures, and many aspects of life. She helps people who need to disappear fall "off the grid" of everyday human society. Mostly wives or children fleeing domestic abuse. The time frame is supposed to be the early 90's but the way it's written, technology and terms used, and her actions while hiding people and getting things done resembles the early to mid-'80s.
The first chapter is good but then it falls into some weird mysticism bits that don't make a lot of sense or fit into the story but have to do with Native American culture and spiritualism.
The middle bit of the novel is the best part. A fast-paced journey to help a man on the run from possible mob men wanting to set him up for money laundering so they can get to him and question him about a man he helped escape them after witnessing a hit on a small-time mob guy. Throughout the breakneck journey, there is time for a little romance that seems just a bit off. She is falling for the guy for no reason and he is along for the ride since he might not be able to date so easily when he's in hiding. We get big info dumps on the Seneca people, their history in upper New York, glossing over their past when the USA became the USA, their ways of marriage, lineage, and tribal structure.
The last third of the book is truly unbelievable and stretches the imagination past breaking. When Jane discovers she has been betrayed and by whom she goes on the hunt to make things right....by murder... More mysticism here that again just doesn't sit quite right. In the end, Jane lives to see another day and help people in the future even though she really should have died 2 or 3 times over.
lizruest's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0